life of a georgia Artist

Chapter 36 The Beginning Lucious was now thirteen years old. He had buried his great grandmother, though he barely remembered her, his grandmother, and eight years ago his mother. They lived in their brownstone with Ryan. He loved for them and cared for him like any good father would. He did not understand magic, but tried to guide Lucious in to how to be a man of honor and so far Edyln exhibited any magical powers. Edyln was just the grace that held the family together. Lucious and Ryan did not always see eye to eye, but Edyln was special. She had a way of bringing people together. She was queen of the family even at eight years old. Lucious would soon be at his full powers if his mother’s history was any indicated. Melanie had hit her full witch powers about sixteen years old. Lucious had a few more years and Penelope and Alice had said they would take him on as an apprentice and teach him magic. When he got of age, like everyone in his family had, he would go to the co...

Chapter 35 A Baby & A Goodbye Within a few days of the doctor leaving town Melanie went into labor. The pain started like her first child, but soon her insides were feeling like they were being shredded from the inside out. This baby was doing something to her and she could not stop it. She did not feel magic, so she was not sure, but the labor was difficult. The baby had turned and Ryan had to call the doctor and she had to talk him through how he needed to wash up quickly to how he would have to reach into his wife and turn the baby. Ryan was freaked out yelling at the doctor on the phone, “I cannot do that, I didn’t go to medical school, I cannot just reach into her like that!” The doctor said in a level voice, “Ryan focus on my voice, follow my directions, breath, relax, I am right here and we will do it together.  Melanie screamed out in pain. She was thankful her friend in town who had watched Lucious before had him again. She did not want him hear from ...

Chapter 34 Baby Edyln  Photo by pixabay.com Melanie waited another week before she told her husband that she was pregnant. She needed time to process the death of her mother. Time was required for healing one’s grief. Time, Melanie was tempted to freeze time since her mother told her she had cancer. Their family had lost so many to darkness and evil, but cancer was a new one. Perhaps other generations did die from it, but no one knew what it was. Melanie was in her own darkness, she needed to come out of it. She needed to get her center back. Ireland! They would take a trip back to their cottage in Ireland. They would need to do it soon. After another few months, Melanie would not be able to travel. Lucious would start kindergarten in the fall too. She needed this trip; they would stay until the baby was born. Ryan had thankfully finished college and had made a successful business of tinctures, with his wife’s help, of course, that cured people of what ails them. It wa...

Chapter 33 A Wedding & a Witch  Photo by pixabay.com Melanie and Ryan had been dating for a year. It was a year filled with laughter, love, and normal adventures. No demon had tried to attack, nothing battled them, and even the birdcage was quiet. It was a bliss-filled life . They struggled with how they could get Lucious around to accepting Ryan as her boyfriend. It was a normal complication for a blended family happily moving into the future; Lucious liked Ryan, but tolerating him taking his mom’s attention away was another thing. Melanie suggested that her two favorite men spend some time alone. Ryan spent a lot of his free time taking Lucious out. Lucious had just turned five and wanted to learn to play baseball. Ryan was not sports inclined, but he would try. Lucious and Ryan walked to the baseball field a few blocks away. Ryan had gone and bought a bat for Lucious, a few baseballs, a glove for each of them, and he was determined to win Lucious over. Lucious and...